The anatomy of Victory: Battle Tactics 1689-1763

412 Pages·1992·17.067 MB·English

by  Brent Nosworthy

The At}atomy
Victory

The
Anatomy
of
Victory
Battle Tactics 1689—1763
Brent Nosworthy
HIPPOCRENE BOQOKS
New York
Hippocrene Paperback Edition, 1992
Copyright © Brent Nosworthy, 1990.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nosworthy, Brent.
The anatomy of victory : battle tactics, 1690-1763 / Brent
Nosworthy.
Bibliography: p. 353
Includes index.
1. Military art and science—Europe—History—18th century.
2. Military art and science—Europe—History—17th century.
3. Tactics—History—18th century. 4. Tactics—History—17th
century. 5. Battles—Europe—History—18th century. 6. Battles-
-Europe—History—17th century. 1. Title.
U39.N67 1989
355.4'2'09032—dc20 89-35732
CIP
ISBN 0-87052-014-8 (pbk)
This book is dedicated to Alice, Tristan and Mom, whose patience
and understanding provided much needed encouragement while I
was writing this book.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction Xi
Part I: Linear Warfare 1689-1713
Part I: Introduction 3
cHAPTER 1. Seventeenth-Century Warfare 9
cHAPTER 2. New Influences on the Battlefield 29
cHAPTER 3. Infantry Fire Systems 47
CHAPTER 4. Deployment on the Battlefield 65
cHAPTER 5. Battle Order and Grand Tactics 79
cHAPTER 6. Offensive and Defensive Tactics 99
CHAPTER {. Cavalry Tactics: 1690-1720 121
vii
viil THE ANATOMY OF VICTORY
Part I1: Evolution of Tactics and Grand
Tactics 1714—1756
Part II: Introduction 143
CHAPTER 8. Theoretical Developments in the French Army:
1724-1732 147
CHAPTER 9. Prussian Cavalry During Frederick’s Reign 163
CHAPTER 10. Prussian Advances in Infantry Tactics 183
CHAPTER 11. French Tactical Developments: 1713-1756 199
CHAPTER 12. Tactical Developments in Other Armies 223
Part III: Doctrine and Training in the
Seven Years’ War Period
Part III: Introduction 239
CHAPTER 13. Prussian Maneuvers: 1747-1756 243
CHAPTER 14. Lexicon of French Maneuvers: The Infantry
Regulations of 1755 261
CHAPTER 15. Prussian Battlefield Tactics (Part 1) 281
CHAPTER 16. Prussian Battlefield Tactics (Part 1) 303
CHAPTER 17. French Doctrine and Practice During the Seven
Years' War 329
CHAPTER 18. Conclusion 343
Appendix: Formation Diagrams 359
Index 389